the deal is a dog's breakfast. It seems the ultimate rationale for passing it was to say "look, we compromised on something and averted the fiscal cliff" rather than actually solving the real problem, which is the deficit. It solves a political problem, not a fiscal one.

The Repubicans in the House will get chewed up any way they go. If they vote for this mess, they will be accused of backing down on principles by supporting a tax increase and failing to cut spending. If they vote against it, they will be accused of causing the fiscal cliff. It is a no win situation politically. But it was always going to be that way.
The only thing left is for them to do the right thing: put out a bill that reflects out actual needs in cutting spending, limiting deductions, lowering the corporate tax rate and send it to the Senate where it will die.
The fiscal cliff is better than any otehr alternative out there.

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